Smart Battery™ FAQ

How safe are lithium ion Smart Batteries?

Smart Battery™ LiFePo4 batteries are considered to be non-dangerous, non-flammable and non-hazardous, by international and federally regulated standards.

What can I use a lithium Smart Battery™ for?

Smart Batteries are commonly used for marine, RV and golf cart applications. You can use a lithium smart battery for any application that would normally use a single or multiple lead acid, GEL or AGM batteries.

How do I change my batteries to lithium?

After you take out your old batteries, place our batteries in the same way. Now you can use the same cables to reconnect into the Smart Battery™.

How do I charge a lithium battery?

Smart Battery™ lithium ion technology uses the latest and most advanced built-in battery protection system to prevent damaging the battery. You can utilize a standard charger for our products. In some cases a lithium charger may be required to completely charge the batteries.

Charging sources:

  1. Alternator: Most alternators will sufficiently charge Smart Battery™ lithium ion technology.
  2. Inverter: Most inverters have a way to set or program the charging voltage. Lithium ion batteries need to be charged as close up to 14.4v to 14.6v as possible to get a full charge.

  3. Standard charger: A standard battery charger will charge Smart Battery™ lithium ion technology due to our advanced built in battery management system.  In some cases a lithium charger is required to top off or completely charge Smart Batteries.

  4. Lithium Charger: Purchase a Smart Charger from Smart Battery™ specifically designed to charge our lithium ion batteries.

Are lithium batteries safe? 

Smart Battery™ products are listed as Non-Dangerous with:

  • IATA - The International Air Transport Association.
  • IMDG - The International Maritime Dangerous Goods regulation.
  • ICAO - The International Civil Aviation Organization.
  • OSHA - Non- Hazardous

Smart Battery™ lithium ion batteries are the safest lithium batteries in the world. Our cells are Non-Flammable.

How long do they last?

Smart Battery™ advanced lithium technology will provide you with 2000 complete charge and discharge cycles at 80% DOD. After 2000 cycles, you will still have over 80% of usable energy left.

Example:  A 12v 100ah battery, after being discharged 80% for 2000 cycles, is now a 12v 80ah battery.

So what does that mean in terms of years?

If you discharge 80% of the Smart Battery™ and then recharge it every day for 6 years, you will still have 80% of usable battery power left. This is a huge increase in life span compared to a typical AGM or lead acid battery rated at 300 cycles.

How will I know how many batteries I need?

Lithium is 70% lighter while delivering the same amount of power and capacity as an AGM battery bank, which is 70% heavier and requires 70% more space. Send us a quick inquiry and let us know how many batteries you need to replace. A customer support representative will suggest a more efficient lithium battery bank for your application.

What is the built-in battery protection system and how does it work? 

Our internal battery protection system is a high-tech innovative design made to protect our lithium core. It will protect against:

  • Over charge
  • Over discharge
  • Reverse polarity
  • Short circuit protection
  • and other features designed to outlast the competition.

Customer Service

Along with great customer service, friendly staff and reliable on time solutions, Smart Battery™ customer technical support system is unmatched. We are here from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 7 days a week with live customer support staff ready to answer your questions and suggest high-quality reliable products for your application. Send us an email with your questions to sales@smartbattery.us and a Smart Battery™ customer support representative will get back to you the same business day. Most questions can be answered promptly through our online quick inquiry forms located throughout the site. Or, you can call us toll-free at 1-855-465-4844.

In case we missed something...

Drop us a quick email with your questions and we will respond the same business day.